Principal/Associate Transport Planner
Pertemps TM
Southend-on-Sea, England, gb
Principal/Associate Transport Planner
Location: Central London
Salary: £50,000 – £60,000 - Depends on Experience
An independent transport planning and engineering consultancy is looking for an experienced principal transport planner with 6 years plus of experience to join their team of 12 transport planners and 30 people in the London office.
Client Base:
The consultancy primarily serves private sector clients. As the transport planner, you will work on a variety of projects, including:
- Medium to large warehouses
- Residential developments ranging from 200-500 units to 2000-10000 units
- Commercial developments
- Food retailers
- Leisure projects
Role & Responsibilities:
- Securing work streams, agreeing fees and looking for entrepreneurial opportunities.
- Managing project finance, including change control, invoicing and debt.
- Approving project work including quality of work, management of staff and client liaison.
- Guardianship including developing, motivating, training and appraising junior staff.
- Adhering to Health and Safety Regulations and CDM regulations where required.
- Maintaining professional status and CPD.
- Deputising for Associates when required.
- Expert witness duties when required in transport planning work;
- Approval of contract documents where required in infrastructure design work.
Technical Duties (This will be limited in this role but will be required from time to time):
- Supporting transport planning projects from forecasting and appraisal to gathering and analysing data for local modelling studies
- Producing local, national, and regional transport policy documents to support and improve the transportation network
- Developing Transport Assessments and Travel Plans to support planning applications
- Assessing the costs and benefits of transport schemes and programmes
- Developing and applying principles and techniques to change travel behaviour, including travel planning, travel marketing, walking and cycling initiatives, and journey planning
- Using software such as AutoCAD, ARCADY, PICADY, and LinSig for infrastructure design and modelling
Requirements:
- 6 years plus of experience in a similar transport planner position with a UK engineering consultancy
- Ideally chartered but not necessary, just need to be a member of CIHT or TPS